1 heat, as filed by the National Weather Service.
Every event with a place to put it; 1 filed by county or forecast zone are drawn at its center, in a lighter ring. Tap one for its entry below.
Deaths and injuries are direct and indirect together, as the offices filed them. Damage is property and crops in the dollars of the year, not adjusted for inflation, and only where an office estimated it.
The national radar mosaic for the moment the first event began.
1 heat. Local standard time, as filed.
Northeast Texas saw much of the same heat in July as they did in June with record or near record heat. July was the hottest month for most of northeast Texas since 1980.
As the offices recorded each death: direct deaths were caused by the weather itself, indirect ones by something it set in motion.
| Event | Date | Age | Sex | Where | Kind |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Heat, Angelina | 1998-07-02 | 46 | Male | Outside/Open Areas | Direct |
| Heat, Angelina | 1998-07-10 | 74 | Female | Permanent Home | Direct |
| Heat, Angelina | 1998-07-18 | 76 | Male | Permanent Home | Direct |
| Heat, Angelina | 1998-07-24 | 80 | Male | Permanent Home | Direct |
| Heat, Angelina | 1998-07-07 | 75 | Male | Permanent Home | Direct |
After NWS Directive 10-1605, the rules offices file Storm Data by.
Every storm in Texas in 1998Every state in 1998This day in weather historyWarnings in Texas, July 1998
NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information, Storm Events Database, compiled from the National Weather Service’s monthly Storm Data. Complete through 2026-06; NCEI adds each month about 75 days after it ends and revises past years a few times a year. Rebuilt 2026-09-24. Each event’s entry at NCEI: 5657883.